Shooting in Vernon Hills: 1 person charged after man seriously injured in Hawthorn Hills Square Shopping Center parking lot, police say

VERNON HILLS, Ill. (WLS) — A suspect has been charged in connection with a shooting that critically injured a man at a Vernon Hills mall Thursday night, police said.

Police responded to a shooting at Hawthorn Hills Square Shopping Center in the 7000 block of North Milwaukee Avenue around 6:48 p.m.

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The victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition, police said.

The Northern Illinois Police Alert System Emergency Services Team arrested Jhonattan Garcia-Nava, 36, of North Chicago, at a home in Waukegan around 1 a.m., police said.

Garcia-Nava has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, police said.

The investigation into the shooting continues.